Metaphysics, from getting started to giving up

Hearing his words, the little eunuch named Sibao shook the fly whisk outside, waiting for Zhou Yi to come out.After Zhou Yi cleared up all his doubts and speculations, he led Zhou Yi down the Guanxing Pavilion and brought Zhou Yi to the back hall of the imperial palace.

Guanxing Pavilion is located in front of the main hall of the imperial palace, adjacent to the North Xuanwu Gate.Therefore, he could only go around the side hall on the left side with Father Sibao, pass through the East Palace, and head to the apse of the palace, where the old emperor reviewed memorials.

Zhou Yi took the time to look at the sky, and it was clear sky at this time. According to his judgment, the time would not exceed [-]:[-] pm, which was the best time to take a rest in the afternoon.

"Your Majesty, because of the war in Ximan, he has never raised his eyebrows. He also hopes that Zhou Tianshi can relieve His Majesty's worries and difficulties." Eunuch Sibao said with a sharp voice.

"Serving His Majesty is an honor for us Taoists of the Xuan sect, how dare we refuse." Zhou Yi said respectfully.

This little eunuch was not very old, but he had served the biological mother of the Seventh Prince who was now favored by the old emperor.Although he is assigned by the old emperor to serve him specially now, he still has a good relationship with the seventh prince's mother and concubine in private, and he can be regarded as a celebrity in front of the emperor.

"With Zhou Tianshi's words, the miscellaneous family can feel at ease," Eunuch Sibao laughed, "Your Majesty has a lot to worry about for the country, and you need someone to help you. I don't know, Zhou Tianshi thinks, which prince is more qualified to be the supervisor of the country?"

Zhou Yi paused, trying to recall what year and month it was.

He also knew about the war in the West.

From the time he took over the position of the head of the Jinshan Gate, to the position of the National Teacher, to the time he was bestowed with a cup of poisoned wine by the old emperor, he stayed in this deep palace for almost eight years.

In his memory, Ximan had rebelled three times.

The first time was when he was still a junior teacher of the state, and he was practicing with his master; the second time was when the prince in the palace took over the heir; the last time was not long after he took the hexagram of subjugation.

Now, it should be time for a second rebellion.

"Since ancient times, the position of supervising the country has been held by the prince. Prince Chenghui has been the prince for many years. According to reason, he is the best candidate." Zhou Yi said lightly, his words were ambiguous, and he just said that the prince is the most reasonable , did not reveal to Eunuch Sibao which prince he was on the side of.

Before, he always supported Prince Chenghui, but now it's different.

Zhou Yi didn't believe that the modern party was just his dream.

Keep your position cautiously first, and then observe what is going on in this world.

"Hmm...His Royal Highness Chenghui..." Eunuch Sibao carried the whisk in his hand, "A few days ago, he personally led the army to fight in the Western Man. Before he took the throne, he also ruled the four directions like this Come to think of it, His Highness Cheng Hui has quite the demeanor of His Majesty in the past."

Although the old emperor is self-willed, he is not a fool. He is just too belligerent and hard-working. He has always dreamed of expanding the territory and never thought of recuperating. This has made the people and many ministers of the Anding faction dissatisfied for a long time.

Zhou Yi paused: "But...Prince Chenghui is young after all, although he is high-spirited, he is also arrogant and unrestrained. I'm afraid he is not as stable as His Majesty was back then."

"Oh? Master Zhou, which prince do you think has the courage of His Majesty back then?"

Zhou Yi smiled very subtly: "Your Majesty is still young."

Eunuch Sibao lost his eyesight.

Zhou Yi's attitude made it impossible for him to guess which prince was in line with the other party.

The prince accepted the western expedition against the barbarians, so the East Palace was left empty, and there were only a few eunuchs in charge of cleaning the house, which seemed quite cold.

Not long after, the two arrived at the apse.

Although the father-in-law Sibao is a celebrity in front of the old emperor, but his status is different, it is not convenient to enter the back hall to meet the holy majesty. After saluting to Zhou Yi, he retreated, leaving Zhou Yi alone to serve the old emperor's court lady. Under the leadership, stepped into the apse.

just.

Entering the apse, Zhou Yi opened his eyes wide in astonishment, but after a while, he quickly calmed down again, and his face returned to the previous calmness.

The old emperor was sitting in front of the desk reviewing the memorial submitted by the minister, and beside him stood a young man slightly younger than Zhou Yi, who was grinding ink with an ink stick in his hand.

He has a handsome face, five points similar to the old emperor, dressed in an apricot yellow python robe, he is a prince.

Zhou Yi arched his bow and said respectfully: "My subject, Zhou Jianyuan, sees Your Majesty."

As a national teacher of a dynasty, he has a great status, and his status in the court is equivalent to that of a prince with a different surname, so he only needs to pay respects to the emperor, and there is no need to bow down to the prince.

"Ai Qing is free of courtesy," said the old emperor, who is nearly fifty years old, but still has the spirit of a dragon, "I don't know what the weather will be like tomorrow?"

As a mystic master, in addition to astrological and astrological astrology, Zhou Yi also relied on mystical mountain and medical skills to hold many special positions.The level of governance is chaotic, and forecasting the weather is included in his scope of work. In modern terms, he is a high-tech talent.

Mystery and science actually come from the same source.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the current weather is not good, and my ministers are not as talented as Master, so I can't take it out for a while, so I can only observe it later," Zhou Yi said, "I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"It's nothing." The old emperor chuckled, put down the wolf hair in his hand, and asked the person beside Hou to stop, "Speaking of which, Aiqing probably hasn't met my third prince yet, Cheng An, come and meet me Master Zhou."

The other party raised his head cautiously and glanced at Zhou Yi cautiously.

"I have met Master Zhou." He saluted.

Zhou Yi hurriedly cupped his hands: "His Royal Highness Cheng'an is really broken."

After some polite greetings, although Zhou Yi's face was cold, his heart felt heavy.

He remembered that the third prince, Cheng An, was never a clumsy oriole as described in the old puppet that falsified history.

The third prince was not favored by the prince because of his ignorance and lingering in sensual places all the year round, and even the attention of other princes who tried to seize the throne. In history, there was no chapter of merit or demerit.

Zhou Yi learned from the records of later generations that the only shocking thing the third prince did was when the prince Chenghui forced the palace and kicked the old emperor out of power, he brought countless elite soldiers hidden under his men, as well as the tiger talisman of the frontier. , defected to Prince Chenghui.

Moreover, the other party personally assassinated the old emperor during the forced palace that day, and then burned down the old emperor's bedroom, and died in the fire after killing his father.

There are unofficial rumors that the third prince is actually not the old emperor's own son, but the flesh and blood of his mother and concubine and the person he loves. In order to avenge the old emperor, he helped the prince Chenghui, and died after taking revenge.

But now...

Although the other party's eyes shifted and dodged on purpose, Zhou Yi couldn't ignore the hidden possessiveness.

Zhou Yi only saw this look in Prince Chenghui and Xie Qianchou, who was filthy upper body in the Jinshan Gate that day, who seemed to have awakened the memory of his previous life.

Where the old emperor couldn't see, the third prince suddenly raised the corners of his lips to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi pretended not to see it, but his heart was heavy.

Xie Qianchou, Crown Prince Chenghui, Third Prince... What is their relationship?

His heart tightened, and a ridiculous idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

In the records of later generations, why did the third prince suddenly seek refuge with the crown prince Chenghui for no reason?

Maybe... the third prince has long been replaced by someone else.

And the person who replaced him...

It's the prince!

The Xuan faction has a special means of disguise. When Zhou Yi first dealt with Ye Qingkong when he was investigating the matter of the ghost marriage team, the other party used a blinding talisman to pretend to be Mingtian.As the crown prince, Cheng Hui naturally has countless capable people and strangers under him, so it is not surprising that there are people from the Mysterious School who take refuge in him.

"Your Majesty, I have a merciless request." Zhou Yi said suddenly.

The old emperor seemed to be in a good mood. Good news came from Ximan. Although there was still a small group of rioters fleeing, the general situation has stabilized: "Oh? I love you, but it's okay to say."

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has personally conquered Ximan. Although the battle has stabilized, there are still hidden dangers," he said. Can help the prince capture the thief and capture the king."

"Does Aiqing want to help that child Chenghui?" The old emperor's tone was so flat that one could not guess his attitude.

Zhou Yi shook his head, squinting his eyes slightly, and found some gloomy expression in the eyes of the "Third Prince".

He hooked his lips.

"Western Man is the biggest problem in my court, and I just want to solve your majesty's problems."

***

Huang He stuck out his tongue and breathed out.

He was holding a dagger in his arms, lying in the sand with some hopelessness.

Ximan is located in the Gobi, the sun is scorching all day long, the sky is full of yellow sand, and the weather is extremely harsh.In order not to be peeled by the sun, both he and Ye Minglang wrapped themselves in heavy clothes to protect themselves from the sun.It's just anti-ultraviolet, not high temperature and heat.Being so tightly wrapped in the sand, Huang He was almost dazzled by the sun.

Ye Minglang, who was staying with Huang He, was not in a good condition either. He leaned his body slightly, and aimed his bow at a tent camp in the distance: it was detected by spies, and it was the western barbarian army after being defeated by the frontier soldiers. , the place where they were temporarily stationed in the middle of their escape.

"I'm so hot." Huang He was weak.

Ye Minglang was also terribly hot: "Say a few words less, save your energy, and you will be busy later. Tsk, fortunately, I am a master of Taoism, so I temporarily wiped a few talismans with papyrus paper, otherwise I would have lost my life." We are two weak chickens, I am afraid that we will die before the teacher is finished."

"You talk more than I do, shut up."

The two wretchedly strewn at the rear of the western barbarian army.

After being at a loss for a short time, Huang He and Ye Minglang quickly calmed down. This is the advantage of having teammates. Although teammates are rookies, they are still better than fighting alone.The three cobblers, surpassed Zhuge Liang, and with their excellent questioning (xia) words (bai) skills, the two finally found out a little prospect.

The two of them are the secret killers under the prince's command, and this time they came to Ximan specially to kill the prince while taking advantage of the chaos.

It seems a bit illogical to say this. In fact, it is not the prince himself who is leading the army in Ximan, but a shadow guard who has taken the place of the prince and disguised himself as the prince.

This person is the crown prince's queen substitute, and often pretends to be the prince, so that the prince can spare time to do things that are not suitable for exposure to the sun.

But now, for some reason, the prince suddenly felt that this shadow guard could not stay, so he sent Huang He and Ye Minglang to assassinate the shadow guard pretending to be him.

After the death of the shadow guard, Ye Minglang disguised himself as the crown prince and returned to the imperial court.

Not long ago, the western barbarian army, which had already been beaten to the brim, suddenly sent a general to kidnap the prince from the army. It seemed that they wanted to use the prince as a threat so that the generals on the frontier could withdraw their troops.

Although the current prince is a fake prince, his identity is not suitable for exposure.

You know, at the beginning, the prince personally invited the war expedition to the Western Man. If it is revealed at this time that this "prince" is not the prince himself, then this matter will definitely have a serious impact on the prince.

The emperor of the dynasty was good at fighting, and he always advocated fighting to support wars, and fighting to end wars. If he knew that the prince had used a substitute...so it is very possible to remove the prince Chenghui from the crown prince.

So, it was Ye Minglang and Huang He's turn to do it.

They wanted to infiltrate the Western Man rebel army, and then cooperate with the outside world, kill the prince's double before the frontier generals encircled and suppressed the Western Man army, and then replaced him.

Anyway, no one knows what the two of them look like, so we just need to say that the shadow guard who replaced the crown prince was actually one of them, but unfortunately died in the rescue operation.

"Mom... If this is really not a dream, we are going to kill people..." Huang He persuaded before hitting.

Ye Minglang didn't know much about it either.

"How about... we run away first? Anyway, we are not sincerely loyal to the prince. The other party is just a passerby, just run away," Ye Minglang muttered with a bow, "Then pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence. , leisurely found Nanshan. Hey! I’m so handsome, it’s really cheap for you two hundred and five.”

"Hey, you want to pick chrysanthemums to find your brother. I haven't waited for a life to come out. I can't die. I have to find a way to go back." Huang He scolded him.

Ye Minglang shrugged, suddenly, his expression turned serious.

"Wait," he pushed Huang He, "there is movement from the enemy."

Huang He, whose whole body was buried in the yellow sand, raised his head too high, looking from a distance——

In that camp, a raging fire suddenly ignited!Immediately, exclamations and curses resounded through the sky, and the words Huang He couldn't understand made his brain tremble.

"What's going on, we haven't done anything yet!" Huang He was shocked.

at this time.

A young man in battle armor quickly rushed out of the chaotic camp.

The other side has a stern face. Although he looks extremely handsome, there is always a kind of unnaturalness.

Ye Minglang pushed Huang He: "Let's go! The other party used a blinding talisman to disguise his face. Come to think of it, it should be the shadow guard."

"Are you really going to kill him?" Huang He hurriedly waved his hands, "I can't, I can't, I'm the king of dogs, the master of human body strokes, I can't beat him."

"Who said we're going to kill him?" Ye Minglang snorted, "The blinding talisman is a secret method of my Jindu Taoist sect... Let's go meet him, if the situation allows..."

Huang He's eyes lit up: "Yes, is it okay to be a second-five kid? I'm good at this!"